Andrés Catalán

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Amazon.com wants to get you that package fast, really fast – before you’ve even ordered it.<p>The Seattle retailer late last year was granted a patent for what it calls “anticipatory shipping,” a method to start delivering packages even before customers have clicked “buy.” The technique could cut down …

Two-and-a-half million people are going to try to fly someplace Wednesday. If you're one of those poor souls, you may be itching to strangle someone by the time you collapse into your shoe box of a seat. But, realistically? Our headaches as passengers — flight delays, long lines at security — …

To understand online retailer Everlane’s business model, you must first understand the traditional economics of retail. Customers pay for clothing in three ways: full price, somewhat discounted, or rock-bottom prices.<p>But Everlane never offers discounts. The price tag attached to its signature …

How much would you pay for a Netflix subscription?<p>For some people, paying $8 a month for Netflix is a steal. Others aren't so willing to open their wallets. Both types of consumers represent a kind of lost opportunity for Netflix to make more money. Suppose Netflix charged the couch potatoes a …

Digital game distribution is the sort of revolution you can see coming from a mile away. Nearly all other forms of media -- music, movies, software, books -- have already made this leap. And the convenience of being able to access your game data from multiple devices, the opportunities for …

China’s food system is ridden with scandals. Its got rat meat being sold as lamb, toxins found in rice and milk, and its agricultural resources are rapidly shrinking.<p>Shanghai-based online grocer Fields has raised $5 million to play a small part in fighting this tide.<p>Fields is a delivery service for …

Apple has told its Taiwanese assemblers Pegatron and Foxconn that it is cutting its iPhone 5c orders for the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources.<p>Pegatron, which has been tipped to assemble about two-thirds of the amount of iPhone 5cs, has been informed that its …

By<p>Juro Osawa<p>A comparison between the latest earnings from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and those from U.S. Internet companies offers some clues to understanding the Chinese e-commerce giant. Calling Alibaba China’s Amazon.com is for the most part misleading, as the Chinese company’s business model is …

Amazon has a strong advantage over other retailers when it comes to prices, and a new report from The Wall Street Journal shows one reason why. In addition to not having to maintain expensive, huge retail stores like competitors including Best Buy and Walmart, Amazon is also now experimenting with …

Amazon upended retail, but CEO Jeff Bezos — who just bought The Washington Post for $250 million — insists it’s still “Day One.” What comes next? A relentless pursuit of cheaper goods and faster shipping. The competition is already gasping for breath.<p>The first thing you notice about Jeff Bezos is …

Perhaps no one has done more for the cause of data-driven decision-making in the minds of the public than Nate Silver. His book, The Signal and the Noise, explains the power of statistical modeling to improve our predictions about everything from the weather to sports to the stock market. Data …

The phrase “storage unit,” brings to mind one of two things: high-volume drug deals, or a huge hassle. Either way, not good. A startup called MakeSpace is launching in New York today with the promise of making storage ridiculously convenient, by providing on-demand pick-up and drop-off to their …

Amazon.com has spent $13.9 billion on 50 new facilities since 2010 in a bid to outdo its rivals in getting products shipped to customers more quickly.<p>Call it the war of the warehouses. Amazon.com faces growing competition in electronic commerce from eBay and Wal-Mart. The amount that Amazon spent …